CARERS who provide a “life-line” in Lewisham were celebrated with an afternoon tea hosted by MP Heidi Alexander. The tea party marked the 25th anniversary of charity Carers Lewisham which supports ...

Lewisham Council will need to find 90 fostering households over the next three years to address the shortage of carers in the borough. The council is now seeking to make itself the “agency of choice” ...

Children who care for a sick parent could be about to lose a charity that has provided counselling in Lewisham for more than 30 years. Carers Lewisham, based in Forest Hill, will soon launch an ...

Data has revealed more than one in 20 carers across south east London are unpaid for the work that they do – and we’ve rounded up how many unpaid carers there are in each borough. Data from the Office ...

Mel Wright, independent trainer, facilitator and member of voluntary organisation Carers Lewisham, on how the organisation is encouraging male carers to come forward for support. Most carers are women ...

Lewisham LBC and NHS Lewisham have formally agreed to jointly commission adult health and social care services. Lewisham LBC and NHS Lewisham last month entered into a formal agreement to jointly ...

In 2004, Lewisham was falling well below the national average for the percentage of its care leavers going into education, training or employment. With only 27.4 per cent doing so, it was clear that ...

Almost 100 children in care have been placed more than 20 miles away from home in Lewisham, new figures show. A children's charity has said the care system is "on its knees" and is not meeting the ...

Lewisham LBC has signed a joint commissioning agreement with its primary care trust counterpart, promising greater flexibility to deliver adult health and social care services in the borough. The new ...

Much of the £150m earmarked by the government to help carers never reached them. Where PCTs did pass on funds it has made a crucial difference. Sally Gillen reports. Much of the £150m earmarked by the ...

"A lot of carers face a loss of identity and a loss of self – because it’s all about the person you’re caring for," says Amy*, 29, whose caring role began at 18 when her younger brother developed a ...